AI-assisted summary Northwestern University is building a new Ryan Field, set to open in 2026, with a focus on an enhanced fan experience. The new stadium will cost $862 million, largely funded by the Ryan family, and will have a reduced capacity of 35,000. The stadium will include a canopy covering 100% of the seats to protect fans from weather ...

Antonio Brown’s otherwise clear-cut case for the Pro Fooball Hall of Fame could be complicated by his legal issues, including an attempted murder charge. Hall of Fame voters are instructed to only consider what a candidate accomplished on the field when weighing whether candidates are worthy of making the cut. But the case of Jim Tyrer, who killed his wife, ...

Roger Federer was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, the Hall announced on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Federer won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, the first male player to achieve that mark. He was also ranked for a record 237 consecutive weeks, spent 310 total weeks at the top of the ATP rankings, ...

The race is on for a top-four finish and a bye through the opening round of this year’s College Football Playoff. Based on the third playoff rankings of the year, at least half of the top four will be come from the Big Ten and SEC. The Big Ten has the top two in No. 1 Ohio State and No. ...

No. 24 Tulane was there. James Madison was not. The takeaway is clear: While the class of the Sun Belt, the Dukes are virtually guaranteed to fall short of the Group of Five’s automatic bid to the College Football Playoff. Based on the third rankings of the season, James Madison could sweep through the rest of the regular season, finishing ...

Georgia wouldn’t be in the SEC Championship game if the season ended today. Third place is a great spot for Kirby Smart’s team. Kirby Smart: ‘I want to win every game.’ Of course he didn’t try to lose, but there are upsides to a weekend of recovery before CFP. SEC Championship took a toll on Georgia last season, and Bulldogs ...

The Senate has officially passed a bill that would force the Department of Justice to release all materials related to Jeffrey Epstein, marking an end to a saga that consumed Congress for several months.  The House sent over the bill early Tuesday morning, which triggered immediate passage of the legislation after no Senate Republican blocked an attempt by Senate Minority ...

Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is a man in a rush. On Tuesday, he was at the center of the vote to release the Epstein files, and when I saw him, on the way to his office in the Cannon building, he asked if I could walk and talk, as he had a few stops to make.  ‘Sure thing,’ I said, and ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin clapped back after Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said he had taken money from someone named Jeffrey Epstein. The congresswoman dropped Zeldin’s name while listing figures and entities she said had taken money from ‘somebody’ by the name of Jeffrey Epstein. Noting that she had her ‘team dig in very quickly,’ she rattled off ...

It was the return of the King. LeBron James made his anticipated return to the floor, helping the Los Angeles Lakers score a season-high for points in a 140-126 win over the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 18. James missed the Lakers’ first 14 games of the season while dealing with a sciatica nerve issue that dated ...